Estimation of Human Toxicity From Animal Inhalation Toxicity Data: 1. Minute Volume-Body Weight Relationships Between Animals And Man.
Abstract
The relationship between body weight (BW) and respiratory minute volume (Vm) was reviewed by collecting a data base from the literature of minute volume rates that encompassed species from mice at 12 g body weight to horses and a giraffe at 500 kg body weight. The data were separated into anesthetized and non-anesthetized groups and juvenile animals were removed from the non-anesthetized group. The final data set of non-anesthetized animals contained 131 studies representing 2125 animals and 18 species. The data show a power-law (allometric) relationship between the minute volume and body weight. The scaling or allometric parameters in this power-law have been estimated using a linear regression of the logarithms of the minute volume against body weight. The resulting allometric equations were; Log10Vm = -0.286+ 0.802 Log10BW or Vm = 0.518 BW0.802. From these equations a corresponding set of minute volumes were obtained for various body weights of humans eg. 15.6 L/min for a 70 kg human. The results of the analyses were compared to similar studies in the literature. The relationship is recommended for military uses because it is derived from non-anesthetized, young adult mammals which are expected to mimic the soldier.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA336351
Entities
People
- E. Yee
- R. W. Bide
- S. J. Armour